LAST week saw Alastair Darling’s first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer, although with the increasing significance of the pre-Budget announcements, it didn’t really feel like it.
FOR most islanders, Alastair Darling’s first Budget was an unremarkable affair even though it contained some significant backtracking on the tax treatment of ‘non-doms’, the wealthy professionals who make a major contribution to Britain’s commercial life.
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FOR most islanders, Alastair Darling’s first Budget was an unremarkable affair even though it contained some significant backtracking on the tax treatment of ‘non-doms’, the wealthy professionals who make a major contribution to Britain’s commercial life.